Part of that is that New York has proved to be too much fun for me to live and work; I love New York so much.

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves.

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.

I find it fascinating to think about what the world is going to be like when people won't talk anymore.

The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody like Susan Kingsley or Kathy Bates who are better than your play.

Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people pay to listen to and watch the directors direct.

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays.